New York City-based non-profit Sing For Your Seniors has announced a partnership with the Metropolitan Opera Chorus to bring live musical performances to senior communities around the city. The new partnership had an inaugural session earlier this year.

For the past two decades, the non-profit has served veterans, LGBTQIA+ elders, and those living with Alzheimer's and dementia. Sing For Your Seniors has previously partnered with casts from Broadway shows, and will now expand its programs to include opera performances as well.

Traci Bair, the group's executive director, said in a statement: “This partnership lets us expand beyond our Broadway roots and bring elders the richness of opera, performed at the highest level. Collaborating with such an esteemed New York institution as the Metropolitan Opera Chorus is a tremendous honor, and we’re thrilled to share their artistry with the communities we serve." 

Sing For Your Seniors was founded in 2005 by Jackie Vanderbeck, who this season transitions to the board of directors as Bair takes over as executive director. Since its founding, the non-profit has grown to present more than 85 sessions annually to over a dozen senior communities.

“On the vast Met stage, we often do not directly see how our music affects and moves our audience,” said Met chorister Rachele Schmiege. “Encouraging a sing-along, singing someone’s favorite song… there are so many rewarding and beautiful moments when we Sing For Our Seniors.”

For more information, visit SingForYourSeniors.org.